Tightening Specifications

INSTALL MAIN BEARING CAPS





a Install the 5 main bearing caps in their proper locations.

HINT: A number is marked on each main bearing cap to indicate the installation position.

b Install the main bearing cap bolts.

HINT:
- The main bearing cap bolts are tightened in 2 progressive steps (steps (2), (3) and (5)).
- If any one of the main bearing cap bolts is broken or deformed, replace it.

Main Bearing Cap Bolt Torque Sequence:

1 Apply a light coat of engine oil on the threads and under the main bearing cap bolts.
2 Install and uniformly tighten the 10 main bearing cap bolts in several passes, in the sequence shown.
Torque: 20 Nm (205 kgf-cm, 15 ft. lbs.)
3 Retighten the 10 main bearing cap bolts in several passes, in the sequence shown.
Torque: 40 Nm (410 kgf-cm, 30 ft. lbs.)
If any one of the main bearing cap bolts does not meet the torque specification, replace the main bearing cap bolt.





4 Mark the front of the main bearing cap bolt with paint.
5 Retighten the main bearing cap bolts by 90° in the numerical order shown.
6 Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.
c Check that the crankshaft turns smoothly.